The city will now have one additional precinct, following the Woodbury City Council's approval Wednesday night.
At the state level, it took months for a judicial panel to sort out redistricting proposals. In Woodbury, they left it to the city clerk, and the city council approved the changes in a matter of minutes. Kim Blaeser gave a quick rundown of how she redrew the city’s precinct boundaries, and the Woodbury City Council unanimously approved the changes Wednesday night. Because of the population growth in the city over the past decade, Woodbury now has one new precinct, bringing the total number up to 16, Blaeser said. (Redistricting is done every 10 years in conjunction with the U.S. Census.) Blaeser talked about how precincts must not cross legislative or congressional lines, and generally follow major landmarks and not split up neighborhoods…
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The city, following redistricting, must have its new precinct lines in place by April 3.
Just as legislative and congressional districts have been redrawn in the wake of redistricting, so too must Woodbury rework its precinct lines. Part of the requirements for cities is that no precinct can be spread across more than legislative or congressional district, said City Clerk Kim Blaeser, who is heading up Woodbury’s effort. What redistricting means for Woodbury Since the changes announced last month, Woodbury is now represented by just one congressional district, the Fourth, and the line between its respective House members’ districts is drawn mostly down Radio Drive. The city tries to keep the population of each precinct—which indicates where people vote—under 3,000 voters, Blaeser said, and the lines are drawn around major …
